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Lysis ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀
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⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠋⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠀⠏⠑⠗⠊⠎⠓⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀
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⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠎⠞⠗⠕⠽⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠙⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠦⠀⠁⠝⠙
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⠝⠕⠗⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠧⠊⠇⠦⠀⠀⠠⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠎⠓⠊⠏⠦⠀
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⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠁⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓
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